Chapter 4
"My my Severus, you have aged." Purred Faith. Snape jumped in his seat. Faith took a seat and sat down beside the Potions Master.
"And you haven't aged at all since our graduation have you." Replied Snape once he had calmed down from his short startle. Faith was always able to sneak up on people and not be heard. Faith silently chuckled to herself because she knew that Snape knew how come she could sneak up on people and that she hadn't changed in looks. She brought her hand up to Snape's face slightly brushing her long slender palm up against his face to take hold of a lock of his greasy, black hair.
"I still see that you still haven't learnt how to wash your hair regularly, have you Snape?"
She let go of his hair and rubbed her hand on her cloak. Snape slightly moaned at the loss of contact of her cold hand. 'Wow I have never realised how cold her hands are and how beautiful her skin is' thought Snape. Faith took note of this but pushed the thought out of her mind. 'Why is he here?' She thought.
"Do you teach here?" She asked. Snape, not being able to find his voice, merely nodded in response. "What subject?" She asked again.
"Potions." Said Snape in a slightly shaky voice.
"Typical. You were always very good at potions." She sighed. "I can still remember when we used to sit down there. You used to sit over at the Slytherin table with Lucius, Crabbe and Goyle and I used to sit over at the Gryffindor table with Lilly, James, Sirus, Remus and Peter" She said with a small smile as she remembered. Snape spat out the Pumpkin Juice he was drinking when he heard those names. Faith just merrily laughed. Apparently Snape still hated them even when Lilly and James were dead. Ever since that incident with the Whomping Willow in their sixth year. From out of know where, a golden goblet encrusted with rubies, diamonds, emeralds and opals appeared from somewhere underneath the table. There was a deep, rich, red liquid inside the goblet. Faith giggled like a young child.
"I think those house elves must know I'm here. But do all the teachers get a goblet like this?" She asked in amazement as she stared at the goblet and its contents.
"Yes every teacher's goblet is decorated in their old house colours if they went to Hogwarts," explained Snape, "See mine has emeralds and diamonds because I was in Slytherin." He said holding up a silver goblet encrusted in diamonds and emeralds and inspecting it closely.
"Ok. Tell me, is that Lilly and James' son, Harry sitting over at the Gryffindor table?' Asked Faith looking over towards Harry and locked eyes with the young Gryffindor.
"Yes it is. The spoilt brat isn't he?" Growled Snape sending death glares over towards Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"Oh, I wouldn't make a bet on that one if I was you, Sevvy," She said staring deeply into Harry's eyes as if she were picking a lock that were Harry's thoughts. "My, he looks so much like his father but he hes got his mothers gorgeous eyes." Said Faith breaking eye contact with Harry to look around the room.
"And don't tell me," she said pointing over towards the Slytherin table where Draco was seated and locked eyes with his steel coloured eyes. "Lucius' Son?"
"Yes, Draco Lucius Malfoy. My Godson." Said Snape with a tremendous amount of pride in his voice.
Faith took a small sip out of her goblet. Her previous pale lips were now a crimson colour from the liquid. She smiled at the thought
"Ah! My favourite type. Those house elves know me all to well." She said. Snape had a small smile on his lips.
"Ah! I see that you pair have finally put your differences and old rivalries aside at long last." Came a deep, wise voice from behind them. Both of them spun around.
"Professor Dumbledore!" She ran up to the old wizard and hugged him like she was a small child again. "It has been ages," She said using his beard as a cushion. "And thank you again for giving me this job. I promise I won't be bad!" She said trying to act innocent. Snape snorted at this comment and all three of the burst out laughing breaking the hug.
"I see that you haven't changed a bit my dear," said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling.
"And classes start tomorrow at nine o'clock. I'm sure Severus will show you to our classroom in the morning. Good night you pair." He said, winking at Faith and walked off.
"What the bloody hell was that about?" Faith asked in confusion before sitting down back next to Snape.
"I have no idea." Said Snape. Faith took more sips from her goblet looking over at Harry at the Gryffindor table.